Research Associate in Applied Mathematics
Department of Mathematics
University of Leicester
University Road
Leicester, LE1 7RH
Tel: +44 (0) 116 252 5693
email: zh33@le.ac.uk

Office: Room 209, Michael Atiyah Building

Research interests

• Asymptotic stability of boundary layers on rotating bodies
  
• Absolute and convective instabilities
• Non-modal stability theory

Publications to date

• Hussain, Z. 2010 'Stability and transition of three-dimensional rotating boundary layers', PhD Thesis, University of Birmingham.
  

• Garrett, S.J., Hussain, Z. & Stephen, S.O. 2009 The crossflow instability of the boundary layer on a rotating cone, J. Fluid Mech., 622, 209-232. pdf

• Garrett, S.J., Hussain, Z. & Stephen, S.O. 2009 Boundary-layer transition on broad cones rotating in an imposed axial flow. Proceedings of the 39th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference, San Antonio, Tx, USA. Paper AIAA-2009-3810. pdf

• Garrett, S.J., Hussain, Z. & Stephen, S.O. 2010 Boundary-layer transition on broad cones rotating in an imposed axial flow, AIAA Journal, 48, No. 6.

• Hussain, Z., Garrett, S.J. & Stephen, S.O. 2010 Transition mechanisms over slender versus broad rotating cones, Proceedings of the 40th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference, Chicago, Il, USA, Paper AIAA-2010-4285. pdf
• Hussain, Z., Garrett, S.J. & Stephen, S.O. The convective instability of the boundary layer on a rotating disk in axial flow, Phys. Fluids, 23, 1141108. pdf

• Hussain, Z., Stephen, S.O. & Garrett, S.J. The centrifugal instability of a slender rotating cone, (accepted, Journal of Algorithms & Computational Technology).

• Hussain, Z., Garrett, S.J. & Stephen, S.O. Distinct transition mechanisms over slender and broad rotating cones, (submitted, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets).
• Hussain, Z., Garrett, S.J. & Stephen, S.O. The instability of the rotating-cone boundary layer in a uniform axial flow, (in preparation).

Teaching

Semester 2 (2009-2010)

• MA1051 Introduction to Newtonian Dynamics